Fulton County Superior Court Judge Trevor McBurney Monday granted a motion from State Senator Burt Jones to disqualify a grand jury investigation against him. Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis petitioned the Superior Court to impanel a special purpose grand jury into Jones’ involvement in “possible criminal interference” in the 2020 election.  The petition was approved, and the grand jury began their work January 24.

Jones challenged the investigation, stating a political conflict of interest. Jones is running for lieutenant governor in the upcoming election, and Willis has publicy endorsed his Democratic challenger Charlie Bailey. In an opposing filing, Willis stated that political action did not result in a personal conflict of interest.

Jones was one of eleven false electors who signed onto a false certificate and claimed to be one of the “duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Georgia.” President Biden narrowly won Georgia in the 2020 Presidential election, and the US House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack found former President Trump attempted to change the state’s election results by requesting a new panel of electors.

McBurney’s order states that Willis cannot subpoena Jones, identify him as a target of their investigation or include him in their final report. McBurney denied similar motions filed by the other ten false electors. The grand jury, overseen by McBurney, has also issued subpoenas against Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and advisor John Eastman.